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Many people in Kazakhstan and around world wonders where the former president of the republic Nursultan Nazarbayev is now? The authorities of the Republic did not provide any precise information about his stay. “MK” special correspondents visited Nazarbayev's hometown of Shamalgan, where locals reported arriving there on January 2 and 3, then left for Kyrgyzstan in an armored car and flew to the United Arab Emirates.
First version is the death of the former president of the republic. According to kp.ru, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky believes that Elbas (the leader of the nation) died a long time ago and was buried on the same day according to Muslim customs. The politician did not believe that Nazarbayev would be hiding. The head of the Liberal Democratic Party also suspected that the death of the Kazakh leader was violent. This version was refuted by the former Minister of Information of the Republic Yermuchamet Jertysbayev. He said he had recently spoken to Nazarbayev's assistant and that his boss was alive and well.
According to the second version , the ex-president took refuge in Kyrgyzstan. Nazarbayev's fellow citizens reported this to the MK. They said he visited the village of Shamalgan from January 2-3. From there, Nazarbayev in an armored car went to Kyrgyzstan. Many telegram channels have reached the same conclusion. Photographs of documents from the Kyrgyz customs house were published. They confirm that Nazarbayev and his brother Bolat left for the neighboring republic. In addition, Elbasa Aliya's youngest daughter was married to the son of former Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev, Aidar.
According to the third version Nazarbayev is in the Emirates. It is a continuation of the second. His fellow citizens also informed that the ex-president from Kyrgyzstan would fly to the UAE. In addition to the riots, his daughter Aliya commented on social media and the position of a woman – Emirates – appeared on her account. Aliya then deleted all of her social media pages.
According to the fourth, official version , Nazarbayev is in the republic's capital, Nur-Sultan, and continues to work. This was announced by his spokesman Aidos Ukibay. According to him, Nazarbayev holds consultations and is in direct contact with Kazakh President Kassy-Jomart Tokajev.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that he had called Nazarbayev and discussed the situation in the republic. This version was also supported by the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan, Serzhan Abdykarimov.
To sum up, we can say that no one has actually seen Nazarbayev in recent weeks. All information about him comes from third parties.
See also: Nazarbayev visited his home village on January 2-3, flying over Kyrgyzstan to the UAE.